1. Families and Social Class Chapter 4

2. Discussion Outline: Social Class and the Family I. Social Stratification What is Social Class? Theories of Social Class Social Class and Parenting Styles II. The American Class Structure III. Social Mobility and Class Persistence

3. Social Stratification=Social Hierarchy The American Class system Dimensions of class Stratification: -? What do those towards the top of the class structure generally have that those towards the bottom do not?

4. I. Social Stratification Jobs…Careers…Occupations Division of Labor Process of determining who does what work and for what rewards… How do consensus theorists and conflict theorists view the division of labor much differently?

5. Theories of Social Class Consensus (Functionalist) Theory Inequality seves an essential function for society… Conflict Theory Inequality is the result of economic exploitation, in which the “haves” dominate over the “have nots” Unequal rewards reproduce an unequal system…

6. Theories of Social Class Max Weber and Life Chances The practical opportunity to achieve desired material conditions and personal experiences. Parents level of income/occupation Child’s life chances/opportunities to succeed I.e.: Educational opportunity/inequality

7. Changing Culture: Educational Inequality (High School Dropout and College Completion Rates)

8. Changing Culture: Educational Inequality (Differences in Earnings by Education)

9. It’s not what you know, but who you know… Is this true?

10. Theories of Social Class Pierre Bourdieu and Social Capital The access to resources one has by virtue of relationships and connections within a social network Family and Family friends: Examples http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-county-fire-family-20141026-story.html

11. Family Networks and Social Capital

12. Social Class and Parenting Practices Annette Lareau and Class Parenting Concerted Cultivation Natural Growth

13. Discussion Outline: Social Class and the Family I. Social Stratification What is Social Class? Theories of Social Class Social Class and Parenting Styles II. The American Class Structure III. Social Mobility and Class Persistence